Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Dan Ryan Swearing In
CNC Hears about Mystic Project, Medford-Bunker Hill Connector
At their Jan. 8 meeting, The Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) had a special presentation from the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) regarding the Charlestown Lower Mystic Project. MyRWA Greenways Director Amber Christoffersen and TerraCorps Member Zoe Davis told the CNC…
Neighborhood Round Up
Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard 2019 Annual Membership Drive Join the Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard as a new or renewing member and enjoy access to members only benefits at more than 10 local businesses and restaurants. Stay…
Students Demonstrate Core Values and Earn Gifts for their Family
The Edwards Middle School held its annual holiday raffle on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 20 and 21, and it was an opportunity for sixth-grade students to “buy” gifts for family and friends for the holidays. Rather than paying for gifts…
Charlestown sees 22-Percent Reduction in Part One Crime for ‘18
Charlestown saw a 22-percent reduction in violent and property crimes in 2018 from the previous year. According to Boston Police, 328 Part One crime incidents were reported in District A-15 in all of last year, compared with 423 during the…
Police Briefs
Charlestown beat Violation of the Auto Laws 01/01/19 – As a result of a traffic stop on Bunker Hill Street, an individual was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. Drugs 01/03/19 – As a…
Townie Tidbits
LOOKING BACK TO 2018, FORWARD TO 2019 Harvest on Vine had quite a year in 2018. In addition to our 24 scheduled food distributions, we ran the following events: Easter ham distribution (400 spiral hams), summer cookout (350 people attended),…
Letters to the Editor
IT DOES MATTER THAT SOMEONE LISTENS AND RESPONDS Dear Editor, Does anyone at City Hall listen to the people they serve? It seems our voices in Charlestown fall by the wayside. For many years, through emails and face-to-face conversations, I…
Charlie Baker is Not an ‘Enigma’
A story this past week on the eve of Gov. Charlie Baker’s State of the State address in the Boston Globe stated that although Gov. Charlie Baker is the most popular governor in the country (he has an approval rating…